Welcome to 2025! In celebration of the new year, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty invites you to dive into our January guide highlighting new places and experiences throughout Northeast Florida. Start off on the right foot with our fitness and wellness tips for professional athlete-level training and heavenly spa services. Hone your hosting skills with an event expert, and hear glorious music by classical and country stars. The month’s happenings are a perfect presentation of what’s to come this season.
Fitness
Developed by a former NFL player, D1 Training gym expanded to Ponte Vedra Beach for workouts used by professional athletes. Regional studio Yoga Den brings signature classes like Yogalates Sculpt and Sun Power Flow to St. Augustine. Run the Matanzas 5000 5K (Historic St. Augustine, January 18), Time Travel Half Marathon/10K/5K (Ed Austin Regional Park, January 19), and the Donna Marathon (Seawalk Pavilion, February 2).
d1training.com | yoga-den.com | ancientcityroadrunners.org | runsignup.com | breastcancermarathon.com
An idyllic oceanside enclave 18 miles south of Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach is often discovered while watching the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass or vacationing at its iconic Ponte Vedra Inn and Club. Many visitors fall in love with its quiet, chic lifestyle and make it their home. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
Ponte Vedra Beach
Part of Jacksonville’s 22 miles of beaches, Jacksonville Beach is the largest of the city’s beach communities. Officially named in 1925, the hub for outdoor activities and entertainment counts many attractions including Jacksonville Beach Pier and Seawalk Pavilion. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
Jacksonville
Wellness
Tapping into the scalp care trend, Jacksonville Beach’s Studio Sage bespoke salon and head spa offers luxury and express treatments. The acupressure massage meets aromatherapy applies Organethic Pure Care products made with healthy, often fragrant oils. The Florida Forum Speaker Series presents wellness visionary Deepak Chopra in conversation (Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, January 15). Sprouts Farmers Market opens in St. Johns on January 31.
studiosagehair.com | womensboardwch.com | sprouts.com
Part of Jacksonville’s 22 miles of beaches, Jacksonville Beach is the largest of the city’s beach communities. Officially named in 1925, the hub for outdoor activities and entertainment counts many attractions including Jacksonville Beach Pier and Seawalk Pavilion. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
Jacksonville
Jacksonville, the largest city geographically in the contiguous U.S., boasts an incredible variety of green spaces and beaches, as well as prime waterfront from the Atlantic Ocean to St. Johns River with its iconic bridges. The city’s vast network of neighborhoods and islands further invites nonstop adventure. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
Jacksonville
Performances
Beaches Fine Arts series presents pianist Clayton Stephenson (St. Paul’s by the Sea, January 10). At the Jacksonville Center, Jacksonville Symphony puts on Gershwin & Tchaikovsky (January 10-11) to Eagles’ hits (January 24-25); then Puccini’s “Tosca” will be fully staged (January 24). On January 19, the legendary Czech Philharmonic comes to St. Augustine’s Lewis Auditorium, and the Florida Theatre welcomes Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives.
beachesfinearts.org | pac.jaxevents.com | flagler.edu | floridatheatre.com
Part of Jacksonville’s 22 miles of beaches, Jacksonville Beach is the largest of the city’s beach communities. Officially named in 1925, the hub for outdoor activities and entertainment counts many attractions including Jacksonville Beach Pier and Seawalk Pavilion. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
Jacksonville
In 1565, Spanish explorers established the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the U.S. Known as the Ancient City or the Old City, St. Augustine charms residents and visitors to this day with its historic architecture, over 42 miles of barrier coastline and thriving hospitality scene. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
St. Augustine
Dining
San Marco’s Blue bistro and café serves global and Southern dishes like ceviche, duck confit and roasted oysters with creamed collards. Seafood fans can visit the renovated Outback Crab Shack along St. Augustine’s Six Mile Creek and nationwide darling Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls in St. Johns Town Center. The Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa’s “New BEEginnings” dinner kicks off Amelia Island Restaurant Week (January 16-26).
bluesanmarco.com | obcrabshack.com | masonslobster.com | ameliaisland.com
Part of the Sea Island archipelago in the Southeastern U.S., Amelia Island tops many vacationers’ bucket lists. Eight flags have flown over the centuries-old, historic destination, whose quiet beaches and premier resorts such as the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island continue to draw residents and visitors. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
Amelia Island
Football & Film
Pep rallies and tailgating are part of the fan experience during the 80th annual TaxSlayer Gator Bowl between Duke and Ole Miss (EverBank Stadium, January 2). St. Augustine Film Festival screens 40 films from 25 countries about diverse topics like a legendary surfboard maker, women triathletes, dog catchers, baseball scouts, sea turtles and auditioning for Florida’s Mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs (Lewis Auditorium, January 9-12).
taxslayergatorbowl.com | staugfilmfest.com
Jacksonville, the largest city geographically in the contiguous U.S., boasts an incredible variety of green spaces and beaches, as well as prime waterfront from the Atlantic Ocean to St. Johns River with its iconic bridges. The city’s vast network of neighborhoods and islands further invites nonstop adventure. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
Jacksonville
JIn 1565, Spanish explorers established the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in the U.S. Known as the Ancient City or the Old City, St. Augustine charms residents and visitors to this day with its historic architecture, over 42 miles of barrier coastline and thriving hospitality scene. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
St. Augustine
Eventful Events
A fashion and event industry veteran who has worked with brands from Neutrogena to Kate Spade is sharing her party prowess with Northeast Floridians since relocating to the region. The Social Society, her new one-stop shop for party supplies and gifts in Ponte Vedra Beach, stocks everything one needs for festive soirées starting with great theme ideas. For added convenience, order custom parties in a box.
thesocialsociety.com
An idyllic oceanside enclave 18 miles south of Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach is often discovered while watching the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass or vacationing at its iconic Ponte Vedra Inn and Club. Many visitors fall in love with its quiet, chic lifestyle and make it their home. Fancy living here? Discover more local details and property listings with the following link.
Ponte Vedra Beach
